- [Instructor] You may have noticed a theme…in these older images in that they're almost never straight.…Sometimes it's that a corner is lifting up and curling.…Sometimes it's that the frame is just askew.…Sometimes it just was printed correctly.…And it can be really tricky to fix those situations.…So let's take the example of the image of my mom here.…Top of the frame is straight.…Left-hand side is mostly straight.…Our right-hand side is straight.…And yet this bottom corner picks up.…In this case, you can tell it's because,…when I shot it, I didn't push that down.…

I should have put a piece of tape or something down.…And it lifted up in the corner.…And so it isn't straight.…So I'm going to send that over to Photoshop,…and I'm going to show you how to fix this.…It's really easy when you know which tools to use.…I hit Command + E, pop that over there.…It's going to launch Photoshop,…and it's going to give me the file.…And the first thing I'm going to do is,…I'm going to duplicate the layer.…Again, that gives me the flexibility when I'm in there.…

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3/9/2017

Repair prized photos by following the instructions provided in this course. First, learn how to convert your prints to digital files. Next, discover how to lay the groundwork for the restoration process with cropping, basic color and tone correction, and sharpening using Lightroom. Then see how to correct more serious damage such as scratches, rips, and stains, and how to enhance an image with borders and creative color. As a bonus, Bryan shares some rather unconventional but smart tips for getting the best results. Pros, hobbyists, and enthusiasts can pick up best practices throughout the course.